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Alex Charleton
Areas of practice
- Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual
- Anxiety and/or Panic
- Eating Disorders
- Marriage and/or Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Spirituality
- Trauma Counselling
Approaches used
- Adlerian Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
- Family Systems
- Focusing
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
- Marriage & Couples Counselling
- Meditation
- Mindfulness approaches
- Online / Virtual / Telehealth Counselling
- Satir Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
Counselling practice website:
www.alexcharleton.comPractice information:
Through Alex's own journey with mental health, she experienced firsthand the healing that is possible for anyone who feels suffocated by life. Alex's lived experiences motivated her to venture into the counselling field. Alex has dedicated herself to learning, growing, and developing a comprehensive framework for individuals to heal and improve their connections with self, other, and world. Her intention is to assist each client to access their deeper truth and authentic self. Together, she will help you examine and dismantle mental and emotional blocks, develop tools to grow, cultivate self-awareness, and develop compassion to better listen to one's inner wisdom. Alex believes each person is the expert of their own experience and responsible for the change they wish to see.
Approach:
Alex has nurturing yet firm energy, which allows her to hold gentle and accountable space for clients to be vulnerable and face themselves. Alex believes in a holistic approach to health; which includes understanding and supporting her clients in the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of their life. At the forefront of her holistic framework, she connects with people through a trauma-informed, and strengths-based lens. Emotion-focused therapy, Satir family systems, existentialism, depth psychology and mindfulness-based approaches inform her work with clients. Alex has experienced and witnessed the transformational change that can come through secure relationships; which is why she puts great focus on practicing integrity and congruence within herself and her clients. You can expect to be treated with compassion, respect, and patience when working with Alex.
Specialized training:
- Alex has specialized training in eating disorder recovery and dedicates a lot of focus to understanding the emotional and psychological complexities of eating disorders.
Client fee individuals:
$175Client fee couples/families:
$220Availability:
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